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Kanpur, the biggest city of Uttar Pradesh, allures worldwide visitors with its inspiring history, traditional culture and worth-to-be-visited tourist attractions. So, planning a weekend trip to this awesome place would always a brilliant idea. As a travel aspirant, you should plan your holidays at Kanpurfor at least a week in which you can explore its magnificent features. But besides that, you can also plan a weekend tour at the nearby located exotic destinations of this industrial town of the state. Several tourists have enjoyed their memorable visit while exploring the weekend gateways near Kanpur.

Explore Lucknow - The City of Nawabs

Located around 85 km distance from Kanpur, Lucknowwill grab your attention with its Nawabi Culture. The capital city of Uttar Pradesh is a perfect gateway destination for the travel vacationers where you can visit around its historical monuments like Bara Imambara, Chota Imambara, Farangi Mahal, Kaiserbagh Palace, Rami Darwaza and Satkhanda. In addition to this, one can also visit its wildlife destination of Crocodile Sanctuary, shopping place like Hazratganj Market and religious spots like Ramakrishna Math and Juma Masjid. By traveling around these striking locations of Lucknow, you will certainly have memorable moments to accumulate during your holidays here.

How to Reach Lucknow ?

Lucknow can easily be reached from Kanpur via both roadways and railways. The train distance between these two cities is 71 km while the road distance between them is 85 km. There are many express and passenger trains available that take visitors from Kanpur Central Railway Station to Lucknow City Railway Station. By road option is also available for the travelers as they can board state transport buses or can take assistance of taxi or car rental services provided by various tour operators. For traveling within the city, they can also opt for auto-rickshaws and local buses.

Visit the Heritage Town of Khajuraho

Located in Madhya Pradesh,Khajuraho is indeed one of the biggest tourist attractions in the entire North India region. It is an abode of historic temples that describe the splendor of medieval heritage. They illustrate an amazing concoction of architectural and sculptural beauty of Indian art. Located in Madhya Pradesh, Khajuraho has been declared as a world heritage site by UNESCO. While on the weekend tour of Kanpur, you can easily drive towards this historical place, which is a standing example of religious and artistic sense of the great Chandela rulers. Besides traveling around its temples, you can also cover falls, museums and forts along with enjoying shopping activities at Khajuraho.

How to Reach Khajuraho ?

The special place of Khajuraho is located around 221 km from Kanpur city of Uttar Pradesh. The fastest way to reach at this historical city is through car ride because no direct bus is available between these two cities whereas the cheapest way to arrive here is through booking a train. For the purpose, you have to take, at first, train from Kanpur to Banda through Chitrakut Express and then take another train from Banda to Khajuraho.

Experience the Architectural Beauty of Agra

If you are planning for a weekend gateway tour of Kanpur then 'the city of Love' should be in your traveling list. It is the abode of one of the Seven Wonders of the World - Taj Mahal and counted among the most visited tourist destinations of the country. Apart from this beautiful monument, the city of Agra also entertains you with some other historical monuments for instance Fatehpur Sikri and Agra Fort, which showcase the magnificence of Mughal art, culture and architecture. Furthermore, the city is well equipped with all infrastructural facilities like transportation and accommodation provided to the travel vacationers. So, it will be a great fun to visit at this place during your tour to Kanpur.

How to Reach Agra ?

The city of Agra is placed at a driving distance of around 282 km from Kanpur. Many state transport buses and private buses provide their services between these two cities. Another option to reach at this city of Taj Mahal is through railways as several direct trains are available from Kanpur to Agra Cant Railway Station. Some of these trains are Ljn Agc Intercity (12179), Ald Mtj Express (12403), Pnbe Kota Exp (13237) and many more.

Enjoy a Spiritual Trip to Varanasi

While preparing the weekend tour plan from Kanpur, you can also select Varanasi or Banaras in it. The holy city is placed around 317 km from Kanpur and it is placed on the west bank of sacred Ganges River. It is renowned as the most admired religious destination in the country where thousands of people visit for fulfill their religious purposes. The name of this region in Uttar Pradesh has found a place in the epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata. Scores of people come here largely because of their religious sentiments while many tourists, particularly the international ones, arrive at Banaras to know Hindu cultures, customs and beliefs. While enjoying traveling around the city, you can also indulge in shopping activities as the place is very famous for silk weaving and art & craft items.

How to Reach Varanasi ?

In order to arrive at Varanasi from Kanpur city, one has to cover the distance of around 317 km. Few bus services are available of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) and private bus operators connecting these two cities. But perhaps the best option to cover the distance between Kanpur and Varanasi is via railway. There are many direct express and passenger trains available for instance Neelachal Express, Varanasi Varuna Express, Malda Farakka Express, Patna Kota Express, Varanasi Sabarmati Express, Guwahati Dwarka Express and Poorva Express.

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